Drinking-faucet.



J. P'. HEENBY.

DRINKING` FAUGBT. `AIILIUATIOH FILED AUG. 1, 1910..

979,489. Patented Dee. 27,1910.

IN VENTOR.

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UNITED sfrarns Parleur-onirica.

JOSEPH P. HEENEY, 0F EAST ST. LOUIS,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORIO M. -I FUNDRY AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 0F BELLELLE, ILLINOIS, A CRPORATN F ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 1, 1910. Serial No. 574,940.

Patented Dec. 27, 1910.

To all whom it may concern-r le it known that I, Josarril. Hnnxni, citizen of the United States, residing at East St. Louis, inthe county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, h'ave inventedcertain 'new and useful Improvements in Drinking- Iiaucets, of which the following a full,

clear, and exact description, reference beingI had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in drinking faucets; and it consists in the novel details of construction more fully sety forth in the specification and .pointf ed outiiiigt-lie.'claims.

In thefdrawings, Figure l is a perspective of afbow-l showing my invention appliedV theretolf'ig;` 2 is an enlarged combined longitudinal section and elevation of the fauj cet; Fig; Bgis atop plan of the faucet; Fig'. 4f

" without the necessity of bring-ing the lips into contact with the faucet (or cup), and thus avoiding contamination with disease germs. )t l A further object is to provide a1 faucet (or cup) in Which'the integrity of the stream may be pre-served for its full height, no spreading of the stream being possible.

A further object is to provide means with in the 'faucet (or cup) for regulating the height'of the projected stream; for regulating the direction of its proje'ctioiif'or cut 'ting oft' the stream for certain positions of .the faucet to prevent abuse thereof by mis- ,.chievous persons; to maintain a uniform flow under all pressures; and to effect fur- Ltherand other advantageous results better Vpparent from va detailed description ofthe invention, which is as follows: s

Referrimgr to the drawings, 1 represents a pipe-fitting mounted adjacent to'a bowl B, and provided with the usual faucet'valve V, well understood in the art. Leading from the pipe 1 is a hollow arm or pi e 2, the terminal walls of which are provi ed with opposite poi-ts o, o, either of which muy be brought into register with the passage-way or port o at the bottoni of the faucct-cup 3 mounted rotatably about the outer end of the arm :2 directly over the ports o, o. The rotatable connection is effected by an ornamental arm 4 projecting` from the base of the cup, said arm having a loop or hollowboss 5 (adjacent to the open bottom of thel cup), which slips over the pipe 2, beine; secured thereon by a screw-plug p, which screws into the open end of the pipe (2), a

packing washer w being preferably interposed between tlie screw and boss 5. When the cup is.'turned`up the' ports 0, o are brought into register and water will flow into the cup; when the cup is turned vertically down, the ports 0, 0, are brought into register when again the water flows into the cup, the latter in its inverted position being capable of use as an ordinarv faucet. Vlien the cup is turned to a horizontal position,

.the several ports are. out of register and the iiow isnut off, thus preventingmischievous boysor other persons from directing,` the stream against others and wetting` them, and frustrating the plans of such persons to divert the cup from the legitimate purpose which it is intended to subserve.

Screwed into the passage-way 0 within the cup 3, is a hollow 'post 7 on which is vformed an annular liange 8 at a suitable point bevond the base of the threads, said flange being spaced a suitable distance from the inner bottoni wall of the cup-so as to leave an annular .clearance a for the passage of the water into thc cup, the water finding,r its way into the cup through a series of ports 9 foi-med in the walls of the post hetweeii the base of the screw-threaded portion and the iiang'e 8551 The upper edge of the nost is preferablvprovided with dianietrically opposite grooves or splits n for engagement with a spl-it wrench or equivalent tool by which the'jpost is driven home. Ojfierating in the hollow-post 7 is a screwvalve 10 (the post serving as a casing therefor), the bottoni head `-10 ofthe valve coining in proximitjT andl opposite to, the ports .9, any shifting or longitudinal adjustment of said valve directl)y affecting the freedom of How of the water'through said ports, the greatest constriction being roduced when the center' of the head l0 is in the transverse plane intersecting the centers of the vvpurpose of an ordinary faucet.

ports (Fig. 5 dotted position). @ver the upper vprojeeting end of the screw ispassed a loclonut ll, this end of the screw being preferably prvided with a transverse split or groove 12 for the application of a screwdriver so that adjustment of the screwvalve may be made' from that end, and withn out the necessity of removing the post to make the necessary adjustment. The adjustment from the top may be made by simply removing the screw-cap i3 by which the cup is kept closed, and inserting a screw driver into the slit l?. ofthe screw or by inserting a small screw-driver through the openingli without removing the screw-cap. The screw-cap 13 is provided with a central relatively large' discharge'opening li bounded by a series of smaller or constricted ports or openings 14' in close proximity thereto, the streams issuing from the ports 14C hugging the main stream issuing through vthe openin, ;l lll and preventing the 'same from spreading and breaking, and he ce pres'eiw'ii'ig the integrity thereof.. it follows therefore .that the composite or resultant stream S is solid and does not break, the free end of the vsame simply running back along the main body of the stream into the bowl B.

The operation of the faucet is substantially as followst-llpon turning the main faucet-valve V to open position, the water rushes to the end of the hollow arm 2', and,

should the clip 3 be swung yupward so as to bringthe' ports. 0', 0"'into register, the water rusliesinto the hollow post 7 between the valve-head l0 and ports 9, through said ports 9 intoand through the annular clear? ance a into the cup. -From the cup it is projected through the opening let and ports il with the results already specified, the final solid stream S allowing a height of substantially tive or six inches. The person may then place his mouth over the end of the 4stream anddrink without contacting withtlie cup.l No matter what the driving head of the stream may be with a ful open position of the valve V, the height of the iinal stream may be carefully regulated and adjusted within the cup by simply adjusting the screwval\.'e l0 in the manner indicated, such adjustment accurately determining the amount of clearance between the h ead l0 thereof and the ports 9 as obvious from the drawings. By turning or swinging the cup vertically downward, .the ports 0, o, are brought into vregister and the stream S shoots downward., the cup subserving the By swinging the cup to a horizontal position the sevn eral ports 0, o', 0'?, are out of register and no water is delivered, matting it impossible for mischievous persons to use the cup vfor illegitimate purposes.

mafias 1 Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. ln combination with a conduit leading from a source of water supply flowing under pressure, a cup coupled to said conduit and communicating therewith, said cup having a main discharge opening of relatively large cross sectional area, and supplemental smaller ports located adjacent to, and surrounding the main opening, the axes of the ports being disposed so as to direct the streams therefrom in substantial parallelism to the stream from the main opening and thereby preserve the integrity thereof and prevent the same from spreading.

2. Inl combination with a conduitleading froin a source of water supply flowing under pressure, ,a cup coupled to said conduit and communicating therewith, said cup having a main dischargelopening of relatively large cross section alzf-area, and Supplemental smaller ports located adjacent to, and surrounding the main opening, the axes of the ports being disposed so as to direct the streams therefrom in substantial parallelism to the stream from the main opening, and thereby preserve the integrity thereof and prevent the saine from spreading, and means within 'the cup for regulating the height of thestreain issuing from the cup.

3. A drinking faucet comprising a hollow member having an intake opening, a valvecasing in the hollow member communicating with said opening and provided with ports discharging the water from the point of intake into the chamber of the hollow member,

a valve in said casing for regulating the tiow through the ports aforesaid, the walls of the hollow member being provided with discharge openings for the purpose set forth.

l. A drinking faucet comprising a hollow cup having a bottom intake opening for the water, a hollow post secured i in the cup around said opening and provided with an outer formation leaving an annular clearance between it and the inner walls of the cup, the post=being provided with ports below said formation, a. reciprocating valve piece mounted in the post and having one end operating across the plane in Whichthe ports aforesaidare disposed, means for'adjusting said -valve-piece from a point within the cup, and a removable top for the cup above the post. and valve-piece, said top being provided with a main, and supplemental encompassing discharge ports for the purpose set forth. A

in testimony whereof l ax my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH P.

liifitnesses; j

EMIL Sranni, Goiinnno.

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